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[Perinatal Campylobacter jejuni infection after Cesarean section]
N Nørskov-Lauritsen1, K M Lundahl, C Brun
1Aalborg Sygehus, klinisk mikrobiologisk afdeling, og Hjørring/Brønderslev Sygehus, gynaekologisk-obstetrisk afdeling og paediatrisk afdeling.
A 23 year old woman was admitted for delivery after having experienced a few episodes of loose stools. Following an unsuccessful vacuum-extraction, a Caesarean section was performed 12 hours after the membranes had ruptured. Thirty-six hours after the operation, the woman developed fever, and Campylobacter jejuni was isolated from her blood. Subsequently, Campylobacter was also recovered from the faeces of both mother and child. Though it is likely, that the Campylobacter was introduced to the uterus after rupture of the membranes, a transplacental infection can not be ruled out.
A 23 year old woman was admitted for delivery after having experienced a few episodes of loose stools. Following an unsuccessful vacuum-extraction, a Caesarean section was performed 12 hours after the membranes had ruptured. Thirty-six hours after the operation, the woman developed fever, and Campylobacter jejuni was isolated from her blood. Subsequently, Campylobacter was also recovered from the faeces of both mother and child. Though it is likely, that the Campylobacter was introduced to the uterus after rupture of the membranes, a transplacental infection can not be ruled out.